Children Arrested in Daraa
Omar Imady Mar 6, 2018 In the southern city of Daraa, young boys were arrested for writing the slogan “the people want to overthrow the regime” on the wall of their school. Fifteen schoolchildren were arrested, and…
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12 prisoners of conscience detained in the Damascus central prison of Adra went on a hunger strike
Omar Imady Mar 7, 2018 Moreover, the Observatory recalls that a group of around 12 prisoners of conscience detained in the Damascus central prison of Adra went on a hunger strike on March 7, 2011 to demand the end of…
7th Anniversary of the Syrian Uprising – Seven years on and the Syrian people are not one
Ola Rifai Mar 15, 2018 “On that day, (15 March, 2011) I felt as if I was flying, I thought that we did the impossible. Today, I have realized how naive we were. We did not imagine that the whole world would watch us…
The green buses and the new Syrian map
Ola Rifai Apr 4, 2018 So the horrendous episode in Eastern Ghouta have reached an end. After a month-long brutal assault that killed 1600 civilians and devastated the enclave, rebels were evacuated with their families…
FIFA World Cup 2018 and the demising Arab nationalism
Ola Rifai Jul 1, 2018 It was June 2nd, 1978 when the Tunisian football team accomplished a historical win over the Mexicans 3-1 in Argentina during the FIFA World Cup. The victory was the first for an Arab team and was…
Imprisoned Tahama Marouf goes on a hunger strike
Omar Imady Feb 18, 2018 Tehama Marouf (an Alawite dentist arrested on the charge of belonging to the opposition Communist Labor Party), began a hunger strike on February 18, 2011 against inhuman prison conditions.…
The Syrian Uprising – First recorded demonstration in Damascus
Omar Imady Feb 17, 2018 17 February, 2011 – A demonstration was held in protest of a police beating of a local shop keeper. Protesters chanted The Syrian people cannot be humiliated. The Minister of Interior arrived at…
Tal al-Malloh sentenced to five years in prison
Omar Imady Feb 15, 2018 “Al-Mallohi, a blogger, was detained in December 2009 after she was summoned for questioning by security officials, according to local rights groups. In February 2011, she was sentenced by a…
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights
Omar Imady Feb 14, 2018 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, – Martin Scheinin – Addendum – Communications to and from…
Al Jazeera publishes: Syria: ‘A kingdom of silence’
Omar Imady Feb 9, 2018 Syria: ‘A kingdom of silence’ Despite a wave of protests spreading across the Middle East, so far the revolutionary spirit has failed to reach Syria.Authoritarian rule, corruption and…